folk devil
folk devil · folk devils
A person or type of person blamed by the public for various ills, as during a moral panicA person or type of person blamed by the public for various ills, as during a moral panic.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A person or type of person blamed by the public for various ills, as during a moral panic.
Forms
plural: folk devils| Singular | folk devil |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSee also
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